Happy Holidays! 2023 was a relatively quiet year for us as weve been heads-down, working on some new ideas but we still wanted to share some highlights from the past year!
In January we released a free update for Nobody Saves the World which featured Magic Jimmys Impossible Dungeon and a new unlockable Dinosaur form. We were overwhelmed with the positive response to this update and loved seeing photos of your statue gardens!
This year we added some new members to our team including 3D Technical Artist Greg and Junior Programmer Fred. We also welcomed back Animator and Artist Matheus who worked with us on Nobody Saves the World!
Speaking of our team, here are some of their favourite games played in 2023:
- Cass: Nioh, Dragon's Dogma, Remnant 2
- Fred: Paradise Marsh, Risk of Rain Returns, Plate Up
- Gabby: Zelda TOTK, Baldurs Gate 3, Dave the Diver, Slay the Princess
- Graham: Baldur's Gate 3, Zelda TOTK, Mario Wonder
- Greg: Lethal Company
- Ian: Time Crisis 4, Cobalt Core, Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days
- Josh: Hi-Fi Rush, Mario Wonder
- Matheus: Alan Wake 2, Spider-man 2, Elden Ring
- Mau: Mario Wonder, Zelda TOTK, Metroid Prime
- Mike: Baldur's Gate 3, Armored Core VI, Cyberpunk 2077
- Ryan: Dungeons & Dragons (pen and paper)
- Steele: Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades, Victoria 3, RimWorld
- Vlad: Counter-Strike 2, Squad, Spider-Man 2, Armored Core VI
Here are some highlights from the past year: Nobody Saves the World was nominated for a bunch of awards, including the Canadian Screen Awards, Canadian Game Awards, and Webby Awards. We didnt win any of these, buuuuut Jim Guthrie won the Screen Composers Guild of Canada award for Best Original Score for Games and Interactive Media for the Nobody Saves the World soundtrack! Jim also released the Nobody Saves the World soundtrack on a beautiful double vinyl We teamed up with The Yetee to release new Nobody Saves the World and Guacamelee merch, including this very good spinning pollo pin We partnered with Limited Run Games to release physical versions of Nobody Saves the World, Severed, and Mutant Blobs Attack (which sold out almost immediately!)
Over this past year weve been busy prototyping new stuff, playing with new ideas and styles. Weve landed on something the whole team is very excited about, something completely new to us that we hope youll be excited about too. We cant wait to share more when we can, but in the meantime heres a lil sneaky peek ^ Consider joining our discord to keep updated on the latest news about all our games (including this new one) - - - Thank you for all your support over this past year! We really couldnt have done it without you and appreciate your support. Happy Holidays, Signed, Matthew DrinkBox
Pssssst, a bunch of our games are ON SALE for the holiday season! These are usually the steepest discounts we do all year, so theres never been a better time to pick them up: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1432050/Nobody_Saves_the_World/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/534550/Guacamelee_2/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/275390/Guacamelee_Super_Turbo_Championship_Edition/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/206370/Tales_From_Space_Mutant_Blobs_Attack/
[ 2023-12-21 18:03:32 CET ] [ Original post ]
Nobody Saves the World is todays Daily Deal! Get the game for 50% off (the lowest discount its ever been!)
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1432050/Nobody_Saves_the_World/
To celebrate, weve put all of our games on sale this weekend for up to 75% OFF too
Were also excited to announce a new Drinkbox Bundle! Get all of our games, soundtracks, and DLC for an additional 10% off when you purchase them together:
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/28749/Drinkbox_Studios_Complete_Bundle/
[ 2023-06-17 18:57:54 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hey all, we hope youre doing well!
Its been a few months and we have a bunch of exciting news to share with yall!
Mutant Blobs Attack: Physical Edition !!!
We're super excited to be partnering with Limited Run Games to bring you Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack in physical form for Nintendo Switch! Pre-orders open Friday, April 7 at 10am EST and are in limited quantities.
Learn more and wishlist here!
Awards Nominations
Its officially awards season and were very honoured for our newest game Nobody Saves the World to be nominated, including: Best Video Game from the Canadian Screen Awards, 8 nominations across the Canadian Game Awards and Canadian Indie Game Awards, and 2 Webby Awards nominations!
If you liked Nobody Saves the World, we would love you to vote in these Webby Award categories if you have time: Action & Adventure and Independent Creator!
Thank you so much for your support
Plushie ???
In other news, were planning to have a plushie made for the best form in Nobody Saves the World, BUT, what is the best form? We were hoping we could get your help in answering that question!
Below is how the votes are going so far. Head to our Discord to vote for your favourite form and change these numbers! The top pick might just make an appearance IRL sometime soon
15th Anniversary!
Its really hard for us to believe, but April 15th is Drinkboxs 15th anniversary as a game development studio! This is a huge milestone were very proud of, and we couldnt have made it here without all your support over the years. Thank you to you all!
- The Drinkbox Team
[ 2023-04-06 13:11:53 CET ] [ Original post ]
Happy Holidays!
2021 was an eventful year for us, and we wanted to take a moment to reflect on it and share some highlights. Earlier this year we announced our brand new game Nobody Saves the World which is coming EARLY 2022. Its our most ambitious game to date and we cant wait for you to play it SOON Heres what people are saying about the game so far:
- "Blending the humor of the studios past games with the developers penchant for upending classic genre ideas, the opening missions of Nobody I played hint at a fascinating, funny, and fulfilling RPG adventure." IGN
- "It's pacy and fluid, slick, but light. It's great, and a good example of what this studio's all about. A layer of loveable goof, at ground level, that soon gives way to a much deeper well of combat, and systems, and a quiet mastery of genre." Eurogamer
- "From its weird genre-bending locations to its highly customizable gameplay and its funny, strange story, it looks like Drinkbox has succeeded in unifying a variety of different ideas for its take on the action-RPG genre. Gamespot
- Cass: Spelunky 2 (again), Inscryption, Everhood
- Daniel: Wildermyth, Inscryption, Final Fantasy X
- Gabby: Chicory, Unpacking, Bloodborne
- Graham: Inscription, Psychonauts 2, It Takes Two
- Ian: Twilight Imperium, Hitman 1/2/3, Teardown
- Igor: Rimworld, Oxygen Not Included, Spelunky 2
- Jace: Baldur's Gate 1 & 2, Hades, FEZ
- Josh: Super Mario Galaxy, Unsighted, Root
- Kyle: Death Stranding, Monster Hunter World: Iceborne
- Mike: Guilty Gear Strive, Hitman III, Returnal
- Vlad: Jak X, Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, DoTA 2
It was a pretty quiet year for us as we were mainly focussed on finishing Nobody Saves the World, but a few exciting things happened in 2021:
- One of our favourite games ever, Dead Cells, made tribute to several indie games, including our very own Guacamelees Juan!
- Juan also makes a cameo in our friends game The Big Con
Thanks for all your support in 2021. We hope youre doing well and continuing to stay safe and that 2022 will be a much better year for everyone. Happy Holidays, from your pals at Drinkbox studios
By the way, all of our games are ON SALE during the Holiday! These are the steepest discounts we do all year, so theres never been a better time to pick up our games: https://store.steampowered.com/app/534550/Guacamelee_2/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/275390/Guacamelee_Super_Turbo_Championship_Edition/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/206370/Tales_From_Space_Mutant_Blobs_Attack/
[ 2021-12-23 15:22:02 CET ] [ Original post ]
Were excited to announce our brand new game Nobody Saves The World, an Action RPG where you transform into different unique character classes, including a , a , a , a , a , an , and a !
Heres what people are saying about the game so far:
- Blending the humor of the studios past games with the developers penchant for upending classic genre ideas, the opening missions of Nobody I played hint at a fascinating, funny, and fulfilling RPG adventure. Jonathon Dornbush, IGN
- It's pacy and fluid, slick, but light. It's great, and a good example of what this studio's all about. A layer of loveable goof, at ground level, that soon gives way to a much deeper well of combat, and systems, and a quiet mastery of genre. Chris Tapsell, Eurogamer
- One dungeon I explored was a crashed UFO site, whose stranded occupants needed me to sweep the area of monsters and get the power back on, for example. Its a DrinkBox production, after all, where you can almost see the developers whiteboard with a zillion ideas written on it. Owen S. Good, Polygon
[ 2021-03-26 19:21:44 CET ] [ Original post ]
Happy Holidays!
Wow 2020 sure was a year, huh? Despite, well you know *gestures broadly*, were very fortunate to have had a pretty good year at DrinkBox and wanted to take some time to look back, reflect on the year, and share some highlights. When COVID-19 hit back in March, the city of Toronto went into full lockdown and the whole DrinkBox team transitioned to working remotely from home. There was definitely an adjustment period as we set up our respective home offices, switched to using Discord for our daily stand ups and meetings, and got used to our new co-workers -- ie. our cats and dogs and plants, who were especially excited about this working-from-home we were all doing. Weve since settled into a nice flow with the whole team working together remotely, and now we have a new Friday night ritual of playing games together via Discord, which is a nice thing to come out of this whole lockdown thing. Speaking of which, here are some of our teams favourite games they played in 2020:
- Cass: Spelunky 2
- Gabby: Hades
- Graham: Crosscode
- Ian: Devil May Cry 5
- Josh: Rocket League
- Kaitlin: Animal Crossing New Horizons
- Mayuran: Hades, Factorio
- Mike: Hades, Demon's Souls remake
- Steph: Astros Playroom
While we didnt have any new releases in 2020 ourselves, we did have some exciting Guacamelee! news to come out of this year:
- The Guacamelee! One Two Punch Collection was released in Europe!
- Juan made a cameo in Bounty Battle, along with several other indie game protagonists
- NOW Magazine named Guacamelee! one of their Top 10 Toronto-made Games (a lot of great games are made in Toronto so were very honoured!!)
- We partnered with Ship to Shore to create TWO vinyl records for both Guacamelee! and Guacamelee! 2! You can pre-order them both here
We also teased our upcoming unannounced game which weve been working hard on over this past year. Its a brand new IP were very excited for, and cant wait to share more about it with you in 2021
To help us develop this brand new game were working on, we added 2 new people to the DrinkBox team, including Josh Davis our QA Tester and Kaitlin Smith our Associate Producer! Hey actually, did you know were currently hiring for 2 additional roles including Senior Programmer and Game Tester? If youre interested in applying check out the job listings here. Wed love to have you on the team!
Thanks for all your support in 2020. We hope youre doing well and continuing to stay safe and that 2021 will be a much better year for everyone. Happy Holidays, from your pals at DrinkBox studios
By the way, all of our games are on sale for up to 80% OFF during the Holiday! These are the steepest discounts we do all year, so theres never been a better time to pick up our games: https://store.steampowered.com/app/534550 https://store.steampowered.com/app/275390 https://store.steampowered.com/app/206370
[ 2020-12-23 18:05:36 CET ] [ Original post ]
We've put all our Steam games on sale for 60-70% OFF! Just because! There's never been a better time to pick up our games: https://store.steampowered.com/app/534550/Guacamelee_2/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/275390/Guacamelee_Super_Turbo_Championship_Edition/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/214770/Guacamelee_Gold_Edition/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/206370/Tales_From_Space_Mutant_Blobs_Attack/ Guacamelee 2 DLC: https://store.steampowered.com/app/942540/Guacamelee_2__Three_Enemigos_Character_Pack/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/944350/Guacamelee_2__The_Proving_Grounds_Challenge_Level/
[ 2020-03-03 14:15:07 CET ] [ Original post ]
Happy holidays! 2019 was an eventful year for us, and we wanted to take some time to reflect on our past year and share some highlights. We brought a lot of our games to new platforms this year including:
- Guacamelee 2! on Xbox One and Windows 10
- Mutant Blobs Attack to the Nintendo Switch
- A physical edition of Guacamelee! 1+2 Punch for Nintendo Switch and PS4 (with @LeadmanGames)
- Physical editions of both Guacamelee! and Mutant Blobs Attack for PS Vita (with @LimitedRunGames)
This year we travelled to a few places including the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, as well as Spain where Cuxo did a concept art workshop with Nintendo for their Day of the Dead festivities. At Awesome Games Done Quick 2019 we watched @TheBlacktastic do an excellent Guacamelee! 2 speedrun which was so exciting it ground production in our office to a halt! This year we welcomed back Steele to help us out on production on our new projects, as well as Gabby (thats me!) to the DrinkBox team. Juan made an appearance as a playable character in Riverbond and will be a guest character in Indivisible. Were super excited to see him in two of our favourite games and cant wait to play!
Its been a busy year for us! We're still working away on our secret project and are excited to share more when we can. In the meantime, all of our games are 75% OFF as part of Steams Holiday Sale, so if youve been meaning to pick them up, nows the time! https://store.steampowered.com/app/534550 https://store.steampowered.com/app/275390 https://store.steampowered.com/app/206370 Thanks for all your support in 2019. We hope you have a safe and happy holiday and cant wait to share more with you in 2020. -- Your pals at Drinkbox
[ 2019-12-19 20:17:54 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hey gang,
We're excited to announce that Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack is now available for Mac and Linux platforms. If you already own Mutant Blobs Attack and are viewing this on a machine running macOS or Linux, chances are the game is already ready for you to click play in your Steam Library.
HUMBLE INDIE BUNDLE
Also, Mutant Blobs Attack launches TODAY on Mac and Linux as part of Humble InDIE Bundle 13! Hallowe'en has already come and gone. Stock up Mutant Blobs Attack and nine other awesome games to keep the spooky spirit going! Included in the bundle: OlliOlli, Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet, Tower of Guns, Amnesia A Machine for Pigs, Jazzpunk, Risk of Rain, The Novelist, Eldritch, and Shadowrun Returns. And by supporting the bundle, you make a donation to charity (which is always nice). Go and absorb it into your computer now!
[ 2014-11-04 20:27:41 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hey gang,
We're excited to announce that Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack is now available for Mac and Linux platforms. If you already own Mutant Blobs Attack and are viewing this on a machine running macOS or Linux, chances are the game is already ready for you to click play in your Steam Library.
HUMBLE INDIE BUNDLE
Also, Mutant Blobs Attack launches TODAY on Mac and Linux as part of Humble InDIE Bundle 13! Hallowe'en has already come and gone. Stock up Mutant Blobs Attack and nine other awesome games to keep the spooky spirit going! Included in the bundle: OlliOlli, Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet, Tower of Guns, Amnesia A Machine for Pigs, Jazzpunk, Risk of Rain, The Novelist, Eldritch, and Shadowrun Returns. And by supporting the bundle, you make a donation to charity (which is always nice). Go and absorb it into your computer now!
[ 2014-11-04 20:27:41 CET ] [ Original post ]
We're happy to announce Mutant Blobs Attack Trading Cards are now live on Steam! Check out this nifty infographic for more detail about the cards and rewards.
[ 2013-07-25 17:50:54 CET ] [ Original post ]
We're happy to announce Mutant Blobs Attack Trading Cards are now live on Steam! Check out this nifty infographic for more detail about the cards and rewards.
[ 2013-07-25 17:50:54 CET ] [ Original post ]
Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack Update Released
Rev: 77919
General Fixes:
- Major update: Addition of a new visual hint arrow & focus highlighting system for players using Telekinesis with a gamepad
- Minor modification to initial English gamepad-telekinesis focus tooltip in level 3 (to improve clarity)
- Update to have mouse start at the center of the screen when playing in full-screen mode
- Fix for rare/hard-to-reproduce crash-on-death issue
Level-specific Updates:
- Visual adjustment of misplaced Telekinesis-control point in level 7
- Minor level-design adjustments to levels 4 & 6 to improve gamepad controls for a few Telekinesis-enabled objects in those levels
- Minor tweak to point placement near the beginning of level 2
[ 2013-07-16 11:16:00 CET ] [ Original post ]
Rev: 76128
- Updates to Telekinesis gamepad controls: Allow cycling through Telekinesis-enabled objects using shoulder buttons
- Updates to in-game gamepad control screen page & gamepad tooltips, to properly communicate latest control settings
- Updates to in-game control screen page ordering: Show gamepad controls page 1st, keyboard-and-mouse page 2nd
- Updates to customkeys.ini file to provide players with ability to override controls for new Telekinesis focus-cycling commands
- Minor level updates to improve flow when playing with a gamepad (e.g. minor modifications to end-puzzle in level 15)
- Updates to pdf manual gamepad control page
[ 2013-05-17 08:30:00 CET ] [ Original post ]
Save up to 75% on new Week Long Deals on Steam, available now until April 29th at 10AM Pacific time!
[ 2013-04-22 17:00:00 CET ] [ Original post ]
Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack Update Released
Rev: 66648
- Full controller support added! "Telekinesis"-enabled objects can now be controlled with the right stick of the gamepad. Keyboard & mouse play is still supported, but mouse usage is no longer required when using a gamepad.
- In-game tooltips & controls screen updated to communicate new Telekinesis gamepad controls.
- Misc. minor level updates to support updated Telekinesis controls.
- Logitech Wireless Gamepad F710 tested & added to list of officially supported controllers.
- Manual, readme & store page updated with latest information.
[ 2013-01-22 16:11:00 CET ] [ Original post ]
Celebrate Black Friday 2 days early or up to 4 days late by getting Mutant Blobs Attack during Steam's Autumn Sale! Enjoy a 65% discount until November 27th.
[ 2012-11-21 19:29:30 CET ] [ Original post ]
Celebrate Black Friday 2 days early or up to 4 days late by getting Mutant Blobs Attack during Steam's Autumn Sale! Enjoy a 65% discount until November 27th.
[ 2012-11-21 19:29:30 CET ] [ Original post ]
This year during the Steam Halloween Sale, you can get Mutant Blobs Attack for half off the usual price. Thats amounts to pennies three hundred and ninety nine pennies to be exact. The sale starts TODAY and ends on November the 1st.
[ 2012-10-29 18:14:12 CET ] [ Original post ]
This year during the Steam Halloween Sale, you can get Mutant Blobs Attack for half off the usual price. That’s amounts to pennies – three hundred and ninety nine pennies to be exact. The sale starts TODAY and ends on November the 1st.
[ 2012-10-29 18:14:12 CET ] [ Original post ]
For any of you in the Toronto area interested in horror, sci-fi, monsters, and scary stuff, come check out the Toronto After Dark Film Festival. The festival starts today with amazing films! Then afterwards, around 11:30 pm or so, come to Pauper's Pub, we will be showing Mutant Blobs Attack on the Vita and PC at the inaugural Toronto After Darkcade. You'll also be able to play Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime! Mmmmm...beer, video games, and horror movies. More info here: http://torontoafterdark.com/2012/ and here: http://mutantblobsattack.com
[ 2012-10-18 19:04:37 CET ] [ Original post ]
For any of you in the Toronto area interested in horror, sci-fi, monsters, and scary stuff, come check out the Toronto After Dark Film Festival. The festival starts today with amazing films! Then afterwards, around 11:30 pm or so, come to Pauper's Pub, we will be showing Mutant Blobs Attack on the Vita and PC at the inaugural Toronto After Darkcade. You'll also be able to play Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime! Mmmmm...beer, video games, and horror movies. More info here: http://torontoafterdark.com/2012/ and here: http://mutantblobsattack.com
[ 2012-10-18 19:04:37 CET ] [ Original post ]
Greetings! We've made a few changes to the Steam version of Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack. Design-wise, to make the game flow more smoothly, magnetic surfaces and booster arrows have replaced some of the sections that relied on telekinesis. Also, there are now more tooltips to inform players where alternate mouse controls may be useful. And the controls screen has been updated to show more mouse controls as well. Finally, the manual in the game's root folder has been updated to include "dedicated mouse recommended" note, more complete control listings, and an "Advanced Control Tips" page. Link to Steam product update details
[ 2012-09-06 18:28:24 CET ] [ Original post ]
Greetings! We've made a few changes to the Steam version of Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack. Design-wise, to make the game flow more smoothly, magnetic surfaces and booster arrows have replaced some of the sections that relied on telekinesis. Also, there are now more tooltips to inform players where alternate mouse controls may be useful. And the controls screen has been updated to show more mouse controls as well. Finally, the manual in the game's root folder has been updated to include "dedicated mouse recommended" note, more complete control listings, and an "Advanced Control Tips" page. Link to Steam product update details
[ 2012-09-06 18:28:24 CET ] [ Original post ]
Rev: 58381
Level Flow:
- Level 3: Push strength increased slightly on underground upward-facing vent
- Level 4: Horizontal-moving Telekinesis platform above BBQ replaced with pair of static platforms
- Level 8: Mid-level booster-arrow puzzle adjusted
- Level 13: First spinning-Telekinesis obstacle puzzle replaced with pathing fireballs
- Level 15: Opening C-shaped elevator sequence replaced with Magnetic pipe repel point
- Level 16: Opening double-elevator sequence replaced with booster arrow array & magnetic ball
- Level 19: Mid-level double-elevator sequence & TK-platforms in following collection room replaced with booster arrow arrays & Magnetic ball
Tooltips:
- Level 1: Jump & Slam tooltips updated to mention alternate mouse-based control options in addition to primary controls
- Level 3: Extra tooltip added to encourage player to use mouse-based Jump & Slam control alternates in areas where Telekinesis usage is needed
- Level 3: Rocket Mode tooltips updated to mention alternate mouse-based control options in addition to primary controls
- Level 5: Magnetic Repel tooltips updated to mention alternate left-mouse repel option in addition to primary repel controls
Controls Screen:
- Updated "Keyboard Controls" screen to show Rocket Boost left-mouse alternate control option
- Updated "Gamepad Controls" screen to show all mouse-based control options (Slam, Rocket, Rocket Boost alt options now listed)
Manual:
- PDF manual in game's root folder updated to include "dedicated mouse recommended" note, more complete control listings, and "Advanced Control Tips" page
[ 2012-09-06 17:39:00 CET ] [ Original post ]
Come visit us at booth 772 at PAX Prime this weekend (Aug31- Sept2) in Seattle! We will have Guacamelee and Mutant Blobs Attack set up for you to try. We will be running a Mutant Blobs Attack giveaway. If you beat a level with a high enough score, you will walk away with a steam code for a free copy of the game. What's that? You already own the game? Then you can give it away to your mother, sister, brother, or significant other. There's no better way to say 'I care' than by giving your loved one or platonic friend a copy of our blob game. Blobs are forever. Say it with blobs. There will also be a Guacamelee contest where, just like last year at the Drinkbox booth, you'll be given a chance to contribute something that will end up in the released copy of the game. I heard it involves posing for polaroids while wearing a mask, but that can't be right. Let's just say you should remember to visit booth 772, the booth where all your dreams come true. Finally, we have made a Game Manual for Mutant Blobs Attack available for free at the game's steam page. Or you can just open the link below. MUTANT BLOBS ATTACK MANUAL Hope to see you at PAX!
[ 2012-08-28 19:05:39 CET ] [ Original post ]
Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack is now available on Steam and is 10% off until August 22nd at 10AM Pacific Time!
Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack is a side-scrolling puzzle-platformer about a grumpy mutant Blob that escapes into the world and starts eating everything around him. A follow-up to the Platformer "Tales from Space: About a Blob", Mutant Blobs Attack features new levels, new powers and controls, and a new playable Blob.
This is a retro 50's sci-fi 2D platformer of CATACLYSMIC proportions. Consume Everything. Regret Nothing.
[ 2012-08-15 17:06:00 CET ] [ Original post ]
🎮 Full Controller Support
- Test3 [275.27 M]
Key Features:
- INSANE GROWTH -- Start the size of a tennis ball. Grow to massive proportions.
- STEAM FEATURES -- Trading Cards! Leaderboards! Achievements! Cloud Save! Big Picture Mode!
- RETRO STYLE -- 50’s-inspired art & music paired with B-movie-inspired humor.
- MUTANT POWERS -- Fly like a bottle rocket, stick to things like a fridge magnet, or use the powers of telekinesis to move platforms.